Sabres goalie Lehner out 6-10 weeks with ankle sprain

"We were waiting for the MRI and waiting for a prognosis but you know with the symptoms and so forth, you had an idea what the injury was," Bylsma said in video posted by the Sabres website. "It's not a complete surprise to get the results and to have that be the time frame."

Lehner left a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators 7:30 into the second period Thursday. He was hunched over after he made a save against Senators forward Mark Stone and appeared to favor his left leg. Lehner skated off the ice but was helped to the bench by a trainer.

Lehner was traded to Buffalo by Ottawa on June 26. He was playing his first game since sustaining a concussion on Feb. 16 in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.